January 3, 1958 … Kyoto Surugaumi and Michiaki Yoshimura beat Harold Sakata and Yoshinosato … Tamanokawa (Masayuki Era) vs. Yonetaro Tanaka … Kiyotaka Otsubo vs. Isao Yoshihara … Takeo Kaneko vs. Tomio Miyajima … 9-man battle royal (the entrants: Osamu Abe, Daidozan, Takeo Kaneko, Tomio Miyajima, Kaichi Nagasawa, Kiyotaka Otsubo, Tamanokawa, Yonetaro Tanaka and Isao Yoshihara) January 4, 1958 … Tokyo (Nihonbashi) Osamu Abe and Harold Sakata beat Michiaki Yoshimura and Yoshinosato (cor) … Tamanokawa vs. Yonetaro Tanaka … Tony Alford vs. Tomio Miyajima … Kiyotaka Otsubo vs. Isao Yoshihara … 8-man battle royal January 10, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Harold Sakata and Yoshinosato beat Azumafuji and Kaichi Nagasawa … Surugaumi vs. Michiaki Yoshimura … Daidozan vs. Tamanokawa January 11, 1958 … Tokyo (Nihonbashi) Michiaki Yoshimura drew Yoshinosato (Michiaki Yoshimura retained the Japanese Junior Heavyweight title) … Azumafuji and Kaichi Nagasawa beat Osamu Abe and Harold Sakata … Tony Alford beat Tamanokawa … Isao Yoshihara beat Yusuf Turk … Tomio Miyajima beat Yonetaro Tanaka January 17, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Michiaki Yoshimura drew Yoshinosato (Michiaki Yoshimura retained the Japanese Junior Heavyweight title) … Osamu Abe and Harold Sakata beat Azumafuji and Tamanokawa January 24, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Azumafuji, Toyonobori and Michiaki Yoshimura beat Osamu Abe, Harold Sakata and Yoshinosato … Masaaki Takemura vs. Tamanokawa … Daidozan vs. Masaaki Takemura … Kanji Higuchi vs. Tamanokawa January 31, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Azumafuji and Toyonobori beat Harold Sakata and Yoshinosato (dq) … Osamu Abe vs. Michiaki Yoshimura … Masaaki Takemura vs. Kaichi (Hideyuki) Nagasawa … Daidozan vs. Kanji Higuchi February 1, 1958 … Tokyo (Nihonbashi) Azumafuji, Toyonobori and Michiaki Yoshimura beat Osamu Abe, Harold Sakata and Yoshinosato … Masaaki Takemura vs. Kaichi Nagasawa … Yusuf Turk vs. Isao Yoshihara … Tony Alford vs. Yonetaro Tanaka … Tamanokawa vs. Tomio Miyajima February 7, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Osamu Abe, Kaichi Nagasawa, Harold Sakata and Yoshinosato drew Azumafuji, Masaaki Takemura, Toyonobori and Michiaki Yoshimura … Daidozan vs. Tamanokawa … Kanji Higuchi vs. Isao Yoshihara NOTE: Rikidozan was the referee for the first 8-man tag team match in Japan. February 8, 1958 … Tokyo (Nihonbashi) Masaaki Takemura and Yoshinosato vs. Toyonobori and Michiaki Yoshimura … Osamu Abe vs. Tony Alford … Tomio Miyajima vs. Yusuf Turk … Isao Yoshihara vs. Kiyotaka Otsubo … 9- man battle royal (referee: Azumafuji) February 14, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) 8-man battle royal (the entrants: Osamu Abe, Azumafuji, Kaichi Nagasawa, Masaaki Takemura, Tamanokawa, Yusuf Turk, Michiaki Yoshimura and Yoshinosato) (referee: Rikidozan) … Daidozan vs. Kanji Higuchi February 15, 1958 … Tokyo (Nihonbashi) Osamu Abe, Kaichi Nagasawa, Masaaki Takemura and Yoshinosato vs. Azumafuji, Masaaki Tamanokawa, Yusuf Turk and Michiaki Yoshimura (referee: Rikidozan) … Tony Alford vs. Tomio Miyajima … Kiyotaka Otsubo vs. Isao Yoshihara February 21, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Osamu Abe, Yonetaro Tanaka and Michiaki Yoshimura vs. Kanji Higuchi, Isao Yoshihara and Yoshinosato … Azumafuji vs. Kaichi Nagasawa … Daidozan vs. Takeo Kaneko February 22, 1958 … Tokyo (Nihonbashi) Masaaki Takemura and Yoshinosato beat Osamu Abe and Tamanokawa … Azumafuji beat Kaichi Nagasawa and Michiaki Yoshimura (handicap match) … Takeo Kaneko beat Tony Alford … Isao Yoshihara beat Yonetaro Tanaka … Kiyotaka Otsubo beat Tomio Miyajima February 28, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Osamu Abe and Yoshinosato vs. Azumafuji and Kaichi Nagasawa … Daidozan vs. Tamanokawa … Kanji Higuchi vs. Isao Yoshihara March 1, 1958 … Tokyo (Nihonbashi) Rikidozan beat Yotetaro Tanaka … Rikidozan beat Masaaki Takemura … Rikidozan beat Tamanokawa … Rikidozan beat Michiaki Yoshimura (all work out) … Azumafuji and Kaichi Nagasawa beat Osamu Abe and Yoshinosato … Yusuf Turk w Kiyotaka Otsubo March 7, 1958 … Osaka (Abeno) Osamu Abe, Masaaki Takemura and Yoshinosato vs. Azumafuji, Kaichi Nagasawa and Michiaki Yoshimura … Daidozan vs. Isao Yoshihara … Kanji Higuchi vs. Tamanokawa March 8, 1958 … Tokyo (Asakusa) Osamu Abe, Toyonobori and Yoshinosato vs. Azumafuji, Kaichi Nagasawa and Michiaki Yoshimura … Masaaki Takemura vs. Tamanokawa … Yusuf Turk vs. Isao Yoshihara … Tony Alford vs. Yonetaro Tanaka … Takeo Kaneko vs. Kiyotaka Otsubo On August 27, Rikidozan beat Lou Thesz by disqualification and became the new International Heavyweight Champion in Los Angeles. September 5, 1958 … Tokyo (Kuramae Sumo Arena) Rikidozan and Johnny Barend drew Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 6, 1958 … Tokyo (Kuramae Sumo Arena) Rikidozan beat Sky Hi Lee … Don Leo Jonathan beat Johnny Barend … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Kaichi Nagasawa … Yoshinosato beat Tamanokawa … Masaaki Takemura beat Yonetaro Tanaka … Isao Yoshihara beat Yusuf Turk … Takeo Kaneko beat Tony Alford … Yukio Suzuki beat Kiyotaka Otsubo September 7, 1958 … Utsunomiya Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 8, 1958 … Sendai, Miyagi Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 10, 1958 … Miyako Rikidozan and Johnny Barend drew Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 11, 1958 … Towada Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee beat Rikidozan and Johnny Barend … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Kaichi Nagasawa … Yoshinosato beat Yonetaro Tanaka … Masaaki Takemura beat Tamanokawa … Takeo Kaneko beat Yusuf Turk … Isao Yoshihara beat Kiyotaka Otsubo September 13, 1958 … Obihiro Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 17, 1958 … Mito The show was rained out. September 18, 1958 … Hitachi The show was rained out. September 19, 1958 … Kawasaki Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee beat Rikidozan and Johnny Barend September 20, 1958 … Fukushima Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 21, 1958 … Yokote Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 22, 1958 … Shinjo Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee beat Rikidozan and Johnny Barend September 23, 1958 … Akita Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 24, 1958 … Yamagata Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee beat Rikidozan and Johnny Barend September 26, 1958 … Mito Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee September 27, 1958 … Ueda Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee beat Rikidozan and Johnny Barend September 28, 1958 … Takasaki Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee beat Rikidozan and Johnny Barend September 29, 1958 … Suwa Rikidozan and Johnny Barend drew Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee … Yoshinosato beat Michiaki Yoshimura … Kaichi Nagasawa beat Masaaki Takemura … Yusuf Turk beat Tamanokawa … Isao Yoshihara beat Takeo Kaneko … Yonetaro Tanaka beat Kiyotaka Otsubo October 1, 1958 … Kofu (no results known) October 2, 1958 … Tokyo (Kuramae Sumo Arena) Rikidozan beat Don Leo Jonathan to retain the International Heavyweight Title … Azumafuji and Toyonobori beat Johnny Barend and Sky Hi Lee … Yoshinosato beat Michiaki Yoshimura … Masaaki Takemura beat Kaichi Nagasawa … Tamanokawa beat Yusuf Turk … Takeo Kaneko beat Isao Yoshihara … Kiyotaka Otsubo drew Yonetaro Tanaka October 3, 1958 … Osaka (Prefectural Gymnasium) Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee … Johnny Barend beat Azumafuji … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Tamanokawa … Yoshinosato beat Yusuf Turk … Masaaki Takemura beat Takeo Kaneko … Kaichi Nagasawa beat Yonetaro Tanaka … Kiyotaka Otsubo beat Isao Yoshihara October 4, 1958 … Osaka (Prefectural Gymnasium) Rikidozan drew Don Leo Jonathan … Johnny Barend and Sky Hi Lee beat Azumafuji and Michiaki Yoshimura … Yoshinosato beat Yonetaro Tanaka … Tamanokawa beat Isao Yoshihara … Yusuf Turk beat Kiyotaka Otsubo … Masaaki Takemura beat Kaichi Nagasawa October 5, 1958 … Ono (no results known) October 6, 1958 … Tokushima Rikidozan and Johnny Barend beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee … Azumafuji beat Kaichi Nagasawa … Yoshinosato beat Michiaki Yoshimura October 7, 1958 … Kochi Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee beat Rikidozan and Johnny Barend October 11, 1958 … Oita Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee … Azumafuji beat Johnny Barend October 12, 1958 … Kumamoto Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee … Azumafuji beat Johnny Barend … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Yoshinosato October 14, 1958 … Kurume Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee October 15, 1958 … Nagasaki Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee … Azumafuji beat Johnny Barend October 17, 1958 … Fukuoka Rikidozan, Azumafuji and Toyonobori beat Johnny Barend, Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee October 18, 1958 … Kokura [present-day Kitakyushu] Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Johnny Barend and Don Leo Jonathan October 27, 1958 … Kyoto Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee October 28, 1958 … Gifu Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee … Azumafuji beat Johnny Barend … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Yoshinosato … Kaichi Nagasawa beat Masaaki Takemura … Tamanokawa beat Takeo Kaneko … Isao Yoshihara beat Yusuf Turk … Kiyotaka Otsubo drew Yonetaro Tanaka October 29, 1958 … Toyama Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Johnny Barend and Don Leo Jonathan October 30, 1958 … Kanazawa Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Johnny Barend and Sky Hi Lee … Azumafuji beat Kaichi Nagasawa … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Yoshinosato … Masaaki Takemura beat Takeo Kaneko … Yusuf Turk beat Kiyotaka Otsubo … Tamanokawa beat Isao Yoshihara October 31, 1958 … Tokyo (Metropolitan Gymnasium) Rikidozan beat Don Leo Jonathan to retain the International Heavyweight Title November 1, 1958 … Fujisawa Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Don Leo Jonathan and Sky Hi Lee November 2, 1958 … Yachimata (no results known) November 3, 1958 … Yokohama (no results known) November 4, 1958 … Sukagawa (no results known) 1958, Rikidozan left Japan for Brazil accompanied by Yoshinosato (Junzo Hasegawa). He left Brazil after going to a draw with Ioanis Constantino Kostolias (Johnny Kostas) in his final bout on December 11. November 14, 1958 … Tokyo (Korakuen Gymnasium) The show was canceled because Tiny Mills & Stanley Kowalski failed to obtain their working visas by mistake. November 21, 1958 … Tokyo (Korakuen Gymnasium) Stanley Kowalski and Tiny Mills drew Azumafuji and Toyonobori … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Yusuf Turk … Masaaki Takemura beat Tamanokawa … Yonetaro Tanaka beat Kiyotaka Otsubo … Takeo Kaneko beat Isao Yoshihara November 28, 1958 … Tokyo (Korakuen Gymnasium) Tiny Mills beat Azumafuji … Stanley Kowalski beat Toyonobori … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Kaichi Nagasawa … Tamanokawa beat Yusuf Turk … Masaaki Takemura beat Takeo Kaneko … Isao Yoshihara beat Yonetaro Tanaka December 17, 1958 … Nagoya (Kanayama Gymnasium) Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Stanley Kowalski and Tiny Mills December 19, 1958 … Tokyo (Korakuen Gymnasium) Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Stanley Kowalski and Tiny Mills … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Masaaki Takemura … Kaichi Nagasawa beat Yusuf Turk … Takeo Kaneko beat Tamanokawa … Yusuf Turk beat Isao Yoshihara … Kiyotaka Otsubo beat Yonetaro Tanaka December 20, 1958 … Osaka (Prefectural Gymnasium) Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Stanley Kowalski and Tiny Mills December 26, 1958 … Tokyo (Korakuen Gymnasium) Rikidozan and Toyonobori beat Stanley Kowalski and Tiny Mills … Michiaki Yoshimura beat Kaichi Nagasawa … Tamanokawa beat Yusuf Turk … Masaaki Takemura beat Jiro Yamazaki … Isao Yoshihara beat Mr. Chin (Hajime Deguchi) … Kiyotaka Otsubo beat Kanji Higuchi Research by Haruo Yamaguchi - Updated December 17, 2018 |
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